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Behavioural Treatment of Faecal Soiling: A Case Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Barrie Brown
Affiliation:
The Institute of Psychiatry, London
Moira Doolan
Affiliation:
Camberwell Child Guidance Unit, London

Extract

Some aspects of the literature on the aetiology and classification of faecal soiling are reviewed briefly, and behavioural treatment approaches described. A case study—a 4-year-old girl with faecal soiling—is presented using a behavioural strategy. The case highlights the clinical importance of systematic fading of treatment contingencies, and a detailed analysis of the presenting problem in more recalcitrant cases.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1983

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